NEPAL VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,854	2	19,677	+ 16,177
Stroke	2	22,061	4	12,909	+ 9,152
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,051	14	2,929	+ 13,122
Lung Disease	4	8,485	1	27,027	- 18,542
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,907	6	6,237	+ 1,670
Kidney Disease	6	7,822	10	4,284	+ 3,538
Hypertension	7	4,445	18	2,092	+ 2,353
Liver Disease	8	4,077	5	6,383	- 2,306
Lung Cancers	9	3,944	12	3,586	+ 358
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,827	9	4,654	- 828
Suicide	11	3,686	16	2,571	+ 1,115
Asthma	12	3,095	8	5,930	- 2,835
Breast Cancer	13	2,857	27	1,038	+ 1,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,822	19	2,022	+ 800
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,622	21	1,949	+ 673
Low Birth Weight	16	2,439	11	3,822	- 1,383
Stomach Cancer	17	2,383	25	1,379	+ 1,004
Measles	18	2,314	59	60	+ 2,254
Drownings	19	1,967	23	1,505	+ 462
Other Injuries	20	1,914	22	1,655	+ 260
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,776	7	6,071	- 4,295
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,764	26	1,167	+ 597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,690	17	2,320	- 630
Prostate Cancer	24	1,585	58	85	+ 1,499
Ovary Cancer	25	1,485	37	585	+ 900
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,300	49	191	+ 1,109
Falls	27	1,175	13	3,321	- 2,146
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,089	33	760	+ 329
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,070	48	217	+ 853
Liver Cancer	30	1,006	46	256	+ 750
Endocrine Disorders	31	898	45	257	+ 640
Cervical Cancer	32	871	20	1,969	- 1,098
Lymphomas	33	833	32	768	+ 65
Violence	34	827	35	704	+ 123
Birth Trauma	35	808	15	2,676	- 1,867
Uterin Cancer	36	788	60	56	+ 732
Maternal Conditions	37	783	28	977	- 194
Bladder Cancer	38	711	44	325	+ 387
Oral Cancer	39	652	24	1,389	- 737
Pancreas Cancer	40	552	41	445	+ 107
Skin Disease	41	513	67	17	+ 496
Leukemia	42	471	36	668	- 197
Malnutrition	43	420	31	845	- 425
Meningitis	44	360	43	377	- 18
Epilepsy	45	347	30	874	- 527
Alcohol	46	316	52	168	+ 148
Skin Cancers	47	292	42	400	- 108
Fires	48	267	50	184	+ 83
Syphilis	49	263	54	134	+ 128
Tuberculosis	50	259	3	16,535	- 16,276
Oesophagus Cancer	51	141	38	491	- 350
Poisonings	52	124	39	474	- 349
Other Neoplasms	53	98	61	50	+ 49
Encephalitis	54	86	29	882	- 796
Drug Use	55	81	57	93	- 13
Appendicitis	56	59	47	220	- 161
Hepatitis B	57	49	56	117	- 68
Pertussis	58	33	40	453	- 419
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	30	51	173	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	63	38	- 13
Dengue	61	19	55	120	- 101
Tetanus	62	7	53	134	- 127
Diphtheria	63	5	71	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	64	29	- 24
War	65	3	65	24	- 21
Ascariasis	66	2	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	67	2	68	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	24	- 22
Otitis Media	69	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	34	737	- 737
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.